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Portugal–Spain football rivalry

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Portugal–Spain football rivalry

The Portugal–Spain football rivalry (popularly known as The Iberian Derby) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 19 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3–1 away in Madrid in their first ever international friendly game. Spain won several meetings thereafter as well, with the first draw (2–2) only coming in 1926. Portugal's first win came much later (4–1) in 1947. Both countries have ranked among the highest rated national teams in the world since the 1980s and both have regularly featured in the top 10 ranked teams on FIFA Men's World Rankings. They have met a total of 41 times (of which 12 were competitive) which resulted in 6 victories for Portugal, 18 draws, and 17 victories for Spain.

Infobox

Location
Europe
Teams
Portugal Spain
First meeting
18 December 1921FriendlySpain 3–1 Portugal
Latest meeting
8 June 2025UEFA Nations League finalsPortugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Spain
Meetings total
41
Most wins
Spain (17)
Top scorer
Isidro Lángara (7)
All-time series
Portugal: 6Draw: 18Spain: 17
Largest victory
Spain 9–0 Portugal1934 FIFA World Cup qualification(11 March 1934)

Tables

· List of matches
1
1
No.
1
Date
18 December 1921
Location
Madrid
Competition
Friendly
Result
Spain
Result
3–1
Result
Portugal
2
2
No.
2
Date
17 December 1922
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
1–2
Result
Spain
3
3
No.
3
Date
16 December 1923
Location
Seville
Competition
Spain
Result
3–0
Result
Portugal
4
4
No.
4
Date
17 May 1925
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
0–2
Result
Spain
5
5
No.
5
Date
10 January 1928
Location
Portugal
Competition
2–2
Result
Spain
6
6
No.
6
Date
17 March 1929
Location
Seville
Competition
Spain
Result
5–0
Result
Portugal
7
7
No.
7
Date
30 November 1930
Location
Porto
Competition
Portugal
Result
0–1
Result
Spain
8
8
No.
8
Date
2 April 1933
Location
Vigo
Competition
Spain
Result
3–0
Result
Portugal
9
9
No.
9
Date
11 March 1934
Location
Madrid
Competition
1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
Result
Spain
Result
9–0
Result
Portugal
10
10
No.
10
Date
18 March 1934
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
1–2
Result
Spain
11
11
No.
11
Date
5 May 1935
Location
Friendly
Competition
Portugal
Result
3–3
Result
Spain
12
12
No.
12
Date
12 January 1941
Location
Portugal
Competition
2–2
Result
Spain
13
13
No.
13
Date
16 March 1941
Location
Bilbao
Competition
Spain
Result
5–1
Result
Portugal
14
14
No.
14
Date
13 March 1945
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
2–2
Result
Spain
15
15
No.
15
Date
6 May 1945
Location
La Coruña
Competition
Spain
Result
4–2
Result
Portugal
16
16
No.
16
Date
26 January 1947
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
4–1
Result
Spain
17
17
No.
17
Date
20 March 1948
Location
Madrid
Competition
Spain
Result
2–0
Result
Portugal
18
18
No.
18
Date
20 March 1949
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
1–1
Result
Spain
19
19
No.
19
Date
2 April 1950
Location
Madrid
Competition
1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
Result
Spain
Result
5–1
Result
Portugal
20
20
No.
20
Date
9 April 1950
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Portugal
Result
2–2
Result
Spain
21
21
No.
21
Date
3 June 1956
Location
Friendly
Competition
Portugal
Result
3–1
Result
Spain
22
22
No.
22
Date
13 April 1958
Location
Madrid
Competition
Spain
Result
1–0
Result
Portugal
23
23
No.
23
Date
15 November 1964
Location
Porto
Competition
Portugal
Result
2–1
Result
Spain
24
24
No.
24
Date
26 September 1979
Location
Vigo
Competition
Spain
Result
1–1
Result
Portugal
25
25
No.
25
Date
20 June 1981
Location
Porto
Competition
Portugal
Result
2–0
Result
Spain
26
26
No.
26
Date
17 June 1984
Location
Marseille
Competition
UEFA Euro 1984
Result
Portugal
Result
1–1
Result
Spain
27
27
No.
27
Date
16 January 1991
Location
Castellón
Competition
Friendly
Result
Spain
Result
1–1
Result
Portugal
28
28
No.
28
Date
15 January 1992
Location
Torres Novas
Competition
Portugal
Result
0–0
Result
Spain
29
29
No.
29
Date
19 January 1994
Location
Vigo
Competition
Spain
Result
2–2
Result
Portugal
30
30
No.
30
Date
13 February 2002
Location
Barcelona
Competition
1–1
31
31
No.
31
Date
6 September 2003
Location
Guimarães
Competition
Portugal
Result
0–3
Result
Spain
32
32
No.
32
Date
20 June 2004
Location
Lisbon
Competition
UEFA Euro 2004
Result
Spain
Result
0–1
Result
Portugal
33
33
No.
33
Date
29 June 2010
Location
Cape Town
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup
Result
Spain
Result
1–0
Result
Portugal
34
34
No.
34
Date
17 November 2010
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Friendly
Result
Portugal
Result
4–0
Result
Spain
35
35
No.
35
Date
27 June 2012
Location
Donetsk
Competition
UEFA Euro 2012
Result
Portugal
Result
0–0 (a.e.t.)(2–4 p)
Result
Spain
36
36
No.
36
Date
15 June 2018
Location
Sochi
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup
Result
Portugal
Result
3–3
Result
Spain
37
37
No.
37
Date
7 October 2020
Location
Lisbon
Competition
Friendly
Result
Portugal
Result
0–0
Result
Spain
38
38
No.
38
Date
4 June 2021
Location
Madrid
Competition
Spain
Result
0–0
Result
Portugal
39
39
No.
39
Date
2 June 2022
Location
Seville
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Result
Spain
Result
1–1
Result
Portugal
40
40
No.
40
Date
27 September 2022
Location
Braga
Competition
Portugal
Result
0–1
Result
Spain
41
41
No.
41
Date
8 June 2025
Location
Munich
Competition
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals
Result
Portugal
Result
2–2 (a.e.t.)(5–3 p)
Result
Spain
No.
Date
Location
Competition
Result
1
18 December 1921
Madrid
Friendly
Spain
3–1
Portugal
2
17 December 1922
Lisbon
Portugal
1–2
Spain
3
16 December 1923
Seville
Spain
3–0
Portugal
4
17 May 1925
Lisbon
Portugal
0–2
Spain
5
10 January 1928
Portugal
2–2
Spain
6
17 March 1929
Seville
Spain
5–0
Portugal
7
30 November 1930
Porto
Portugal
0–1
Spain
8
2 April 1933
Vigo
Spain
3–0
Portugal
9
11 March 1934
Madrid
1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
Spain
9–0
Portugal
10
18 March 1934
Lisbon
Portugal
1–2
Spain
11
5 May 1935
Friendly
Portugal
3–3
Spain
12
12 January 1941
Portugal
2–2
Spain
13
16 March 1941
Bilbao
Spain
5–1
Portugal
14
13 March 1945
Lisbon
Portugal
2–2
Spain
15
6 May 1945
La Coruña
Spain
4–2
Portugal
16
26 January 1947
Lisbon
Portugal
4–1
Spain
17
20 March 1948
Madrid
Spain
2–0
Portugal
18
20 March 1949
Lisbon
Portugal
1–1
Spain
19
2 April 1950
Madrid
1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
Spain
5–1
Portugal
20
9 April 1950
Lisbon
Portugal
2–2
Spain
21
3 June 1956
Friendly
Portugal
3–1
Spain
22
13 April 1958
Madrid
Spain
1–0
Portugal
23
15 November 1964
Porto
Portugal
2–1
Spain
24
26 September 1979
Vigo
Spain
1–1
Portugal
25
20 June 1981
Porto
Portugal
2–0
Spain
26
17 June 1984
Marseille
UEFA Euro 1984
Portugal
1–1
Spain
27
16 January 1991
Castellón
Friendly
Spain
1–1
Portugal
28
15 January 1992
Torres Novas
Portugal
0–0
Spain
29
19 January 1994
Vigo
Spain
2–2
Portugal
30
13 February 2002
Barcelona
1–1
31
6 September 2003
Guimarães
Portugal
0–3
Spain
32
20 June 2004
Lisbon
UEFA Euro 2004
Spain
0–1
Portugal
33
29 June 2010
Cape Town
2010 FIFA World Cup
Spain
1–0
Portugal
34
17 November 2010
Lisbon
Friendly
Portugal
4–0
Spain
35
27 June 2012
Donetsk
UEFA Euro 2012
Portugal
0–0 (a.e.t.)(2–4 p)
Spain
36
15 June 2018
Sochi
2018 FIFA World Cup
Portugal
3–3
Spain
37
7 October 2020
Lisbon
Friendly
Portugal
0–0
Spain
38
4 June 2021
Madrid
Spain
0–0
Portugal
39
2 June 2022
Seville
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Spain
1–1
Portugal
40
27 September 2022
Braga
Portugal
0–1
Spain
41
8 June 2025
Munich
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals
Portugal
2–2 (a.e.t.)(5–3 p)
Spain
· List of matches › Unofficial matches
N/A
N/A
No.
N/A
Date
29 May 1927
Venue
Madrid
Competition
Unofficial friendly
Result
Spain B
Result
2–0
Result
Portugal
N/A
N/A
No.
N/A
Date
28 November 1937
Venue
Vigo
Competition
Unofficial friendly
Result
Spain
Result
1–2
Result
Portugal
N/A
N/A
No.
N/A
Date
30 January 1938
Venue
Lisbon
Competition
Unofficial friendly
Result
Portugal
Result
1–0
Result
Spain
No.
Date
Venue
Competition
Result
N/A
29 May 1927
Madrid
Unofficial friendly
Spain B
2–0
Portugal
N/A
28 November 1937
Vigo
Unofficial friendly
Spain
1–2
Portugal
N/A
30 January 1938
Lisbon
Unofficial friendly
Portugal
1–0
Spain
· Statistics › Overall
Portugal
Portugal
Competition
Portugal
Matches
Spain
Wins
Portugal
Wins
Spain
FIFA World Cup*
FIFA World Cup*
Competition
FIFA World Cup*
Matches
6
Wins
0
Wins
4
Draws
2
Goals
7
Goals
22
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship
Competition
UEFA European Championship
Matches
3
Wins
1
Wins
0
Draws
2**
Goals
2
Goals
1
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
Competition
UEFA Nations League
Matches
3
Wins
0
Wins
1
Draws
2***
Goals
3
Goals
4
All competitions
All competitions
Competition
All competitions
Matches
12
Wins
1
Wins
5
Draws
6
Goals
12
Goals
27
Friendly
Friendly
Competition
Friendly
Matches
29
Wins
5
Wins
12
Draws
12
Goals
35
Goals
52
All matches
All matches
Competition
All matches
Matches
41
Wins
6
Wins
18
Draws
17
Goals
47
Goals
79
Competition
Matches
Wins
Draws
Goals
Portugal
Spain
Portugal
Spain
FIFA World Cup*
6
0
4
2
7
22
UEFA European Championship
3
1
0
2**
2
1
UEFA Nations League
3
0
1
2***
3
4
All competitions
12
1
5
6
12
27
Friendly
29
5
12
12
35
52
All matches
41
6
18
17
47
79
· Statistics › Trophies
Spain
Spain
Competition
Spain
Titles
Portugal
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
Competition
FIFA World Cup
Titles
1
Titles
0
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
Competition
FIFA Confederations Cup
Titles
0
Titles
0
UEFA Euros
UEFA Euros
Competition
UEFA Euros
Titles
4
Titles
1
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
Competition
UEFA Nations League
Titles
1
Titles
2
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics
Competition
Summer Olympics
Titles
2
Titles
0
All competitions
All competitions
Competition
All competitions
Titles
8
Titles
3
Competition
Titles
Spain
Portugal
FIFA World Cup
1
0
FIFA Confederations Cup
0
0
UEFA Euros
4
1
UEFA Nations League
1
2
Summer Olympics
2
0
All competitions
8
3
· Statistics › Top goalscorers
1
1
Rank
1
Player
Isidro Lángara5
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
7
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
—
Friendly
2
All matches
9
2
2
Rank
2
Player
Fernando Peyroteo
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
—
Friendly
7
All matches
7
3
3
Rank
3
Player
Telmo Zarra
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
3
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
—
Friendly
3
All matches
6
4
4
Rank
4
Player
Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA World Cup
3
FIFA World Cup qualification
0
UEFA European Championship
0
UEFA European Championship qualifying
0
UEFA Nations League
1
Friendly
0
All matches
4
5
5
Rank
5
Player
Francisco Palmeiro
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
—
Friendly
3
All matches
3
José Travassos
José Travassos
Rank
José Travassos
Player
—
FIFA World Cup
1
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
2
Friendly
3
Epifanio Fernández
Epifanio Fernández
Rank
Epifanio Fernández
Player
—
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
3
Friendly
3
César Rodríguez
César Rodríguez
Rank
César Rodríguez
Player
—
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
3
Friendly
3
Gaspar Rubio
Gaspar Rubio
Rank
Gaspar Rubio
Player
—
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
3
Friendly
3
José Luis Zabala
José Luis Zabala
Rank
José Luis Zabala
Player
—
FIFA World Cup
—
FIFA World Cup qualification
—
UEFA European Championship
—
UEFA European Championship qualifying
—
UEFA Nations League
3
Friendly
3
Rank
Player
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup qualification
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship qualifying
UEFA Nations League
Friendly
All matches
1
Isidro Lángara5
—
7
—
—
—
2
9
2
Fernando Peyroteo
—
—
—
—
—
7
7
3
Telmo Zarra
—
3
—
—
—
3
6
4
Cristiano Ronaldo
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
5
Francisco Palmeiro
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
José Travassos
—
1
—
—
—
2
3
Epifanio Fernández
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
César Rodríguez
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
Gaspar Rubio
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
José Luis Zabala
—
—
—
—
—
3
3

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    https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/osasuna/2015/04/06/cristiano_primero_vergara_marco_goles_espanyol_1936_201835_1027.html
  46. Sucedió en Vigo (It happened in Vigo)
    http://sucedioenvigo.blogspot.com/2018/02/partido-internacional-espana-portugal.html
  47. "Portugal 1-0 Espanha 1938 Campo das Salésias"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RNHiJsSS_A
  48. EU-football.info
    https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=15193
  49. 11v11.com
    https://www.11v11.com/matches/spain-v-portugal-28-november-1937-224788/
  50. EU-football.info
    https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6142
  51. 11v11.com
    https://www.11v11.com/matches/portugal-v-spain-30-january-1938-224796/
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